About

I work primarily in the field of contemporary art music as a composer, improviser, conductor and educator. My creative work looks for new forms of musical narrative, articulating simplicity of forms in brutal contrast with highly detailed textures.

In 2014 I completed a PhD guided by Liza Lim, obtaining the ‘Vice-Chancellor’s Award for an outstanding Research Degree Thesis’ at the University of Huddersfield, where I also took editorial responsibility of issue 4 of the CeReNeM Journal. Previous degrees include MPhil from University of London, MA and Licentiate from Universidad de Chile, both awarded with ‘maximum distinction’. Beside formal studies, in 2006 a Chilean Arts Council scholarship allowed me to study composition privately with James Dillon in London. Also lots of workshops; probably the ones I learnt most from were those with Julio Estrada, Chaya Czernowin and Pierluigi Billone.

I’ve been lucky to read extraordinary books, see remarkable films, meet inspiring people, and have deep conversations around the world. After years of nomadism, including residencies in Vienna and Mexico, I’m currently based in Whadjuk-Nyoongar country (Perth, Western Australia), where I work as a freelancer.

“Inherent Nodes evolves within a relative temporality (…) which gives a sense of slightly fluctuating tempo, of a certain elasticity, besides the multiplicity in its different layers. In our opinion, the highlight in this work is its asserting not indeterminate music, but rather a different and refreshed form of determinacy.” (Original in Spanish)
– Mauricio Gómez Gálvez, Resonancias, No.39, Jul-Nov 2016.

“Then two enormous instruments enter the scene, these are baritone saxophones, to perform “Untitled on canvas” by Pedro Alvarez. The two sounds, very velvety in the middle register, combine marvellously to highlight an intertwined, subtle and charming counterpoint. One would think, by the ear, of two turbulent lion cubs devoting themselves to their feline games.” (Original in French)
– Nikola Lutz, concerts-paris-jlp, June 2013.

Contact

I am an independent, self-represented, self-published composer. To discuss performances, commissions, or to obtain free scores of my works, please get in touch at: